Publications

The report presents our 2018 statistics, highlights from our year, and feature four stories that illustrate current human rights issues in Canada.

The report highlights the challenges associated with older offenders in prison, including management of chronic health conditions, accessibility and accommodation of disability, institutionalization, reintegration barriers, end-of-life care and dying with dignity in prison. 

Erratum

Correction to Report

Date: March 18, 2024

We would like to bring to your attention a correction to the report, Aging and Dying in Prison: An Investigation into the Experiences of Older Individuals in Federal Custody, published on February 28, 2019. A calculation error was identified in the “Regional and Institutional Inmate Population by Age” table in Annex A, which has since been corrected as of February 12, 2024. Please note that this correction does not impact the findings, nor the recommendations presented in the report.

Although the necessary changes have been made to the HTML and PDF versions of the report, we regret that the correction could not be applied to the print publication. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Should you have any questions or require further clarification, please do not hesitate to contact our office at org@oci-bec.gc.ca.

Persons with disabilities continue to face barriers and stigma when looking for work, when seeking workplace accommodation and when trying to thrive or advance in their careers. This report is the third and last report in the Canadian Human Rights Commission’s series of reports on Canada’s implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). The Commission worked in close collaboration with provincial and territorial human rights commissions and/or tribunals across Canada to arrive at these findings.

The Departmental Results Report provides an account of the Commission’s achieved results against planned performance expectations as set out in the Report on Plans and Priorities.